Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Tunisia, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years less
In Tunisia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Syria, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 22.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Tunisia, 17.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Syria, that number is 13.8% as of 2022.
pay a 37.1% lower top tax rate
Tunisia has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Syria, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 72.6% less money
Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $10,600 as of 2022, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2015.
be 5.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tunisia, 16.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 18.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tunisia, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Syria, 30.0 women do as of 2020.
have 60.7% more children
In Tunisia, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Syria, there are 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 33.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Tunisia, approximately 11.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Syria, on the other hand, 15.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Tunisia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Syria, that number is 89% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 41.0% less likely to have internet access
In Tunisia, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 30.1% less on education
Tunisia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Syria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
Geography
see 83.2% less coastline
Tunisia has a total of 1,148 km of coastline. In Syria, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Syria, La Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances.
Syria: At a glance
How big is Syria compared to Tunisia? See an in-depth size comparison.